Clones Film Festival 2018

CFF- Ireland's Biggest Little Film Festival - will run from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th October 2018 in a variety of screening locations around the town, including Clones Courthouse, the old Post Office (now Clones Art Studios) and the refurbished Cinemobile. This is the 17th year of CFF.

Each year we screen a wide variety of features, documentaries and shorts from Irish and international directors. Most films that we screen are recent releases from independent, low-budget or up-and-coming filmmakers. In other words, you are unlikely to see them on a big screen anywhere else in this region of Ireland. We pride ourselves on showcasing new and exciting cinema offerings for film fans, young and old, and in doing so, our festival continues to grow each year.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter over the coming weeks to keep up to date with programme details as confirmed.

Creative Commision 2018

Clones Film Festival, in association with Clones Credit Union, wishes to further develop its support for film production in the town, and County Monaghan, by commissioning an original short film, shot in Clones and the surrounding areas in 2018. Under this commission by Clones Film Festival, an award of €4,000 will be made towards the cost of the film production; scripting, shooting, editing, and screening. The Short Film will then be one of the highlights of this year’s festival, taking centre stage on the closing night of Clones Film Festival. Short film, short documentary, and short animation will all be considered. Applications are invited for original script ideas from filmmakers at all stages of their development.

Ireland’s Biggest Little Film Festival

Clones Film Festival - Ireland’s Biggest Little Film Festival - will for the 17th time offer an action-packed programme featuring new Irish & international cinema releases, interviews, documentaries, short film competitions, children’s films and live music festival club this October bank holiday weekend (Thurs 25th – Sun 28th October 2018). This is the 17th year of CFF and screenings will be hosted in Clones Courthouse, and other venues around the town.

Why Clones ?

Four of many sparkling reasons to visit Clones on October Bank Holiday Weekend

Soliciting a savvy social sharing scheme

We all know that word of mouth is the very best form of recommendation. People take you at your word and go with that advice. We want to enjoy the benefit of the glowing recommendations we have heard so many of you say, so please take a few minutes to share those utterances with your friends.

WHAT WILL ‘SHARING’ DO FOR CLONES FILM FESTIVAL? Simply put, if we can keep our promotional cost to a minimum, this enables our team to bring our audiences more films. We hear you say "WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?" Well, we're glad you asked, as simply "LIKING" is not enough. Here's a list of things that you could do to help:

Share our Facebook entries on your timeline

Comment on our Facebook entries

Mention a friend’s Facebook name if you think they might be interested in a comment or a film

Share Clones Film Festival’s website by copying and pasting the following URL: http://www.clonesfilmfestival.com/ in your "Facebook status"

Go on, go ahead - just "Like" something on our Facebook page Did we mention the importance of "Sharing"?

This year we have added a ticket purchasing facility to our website. This means that you will be able to "Share" a screening you would like to go to with a friend and they too can buy a ticket. Or if you see a listing for a film that a friend was talking about, then go ahead, SHARE it with them. We're guessing that if you've read this far, you realise that our general wish is that you "share" our stuff.

Permitted Quotations

Spoken in the heat of the moment.

I Paraphrase Patrick Kavanagh "Clones has a standing army of Film Makers and you say...why Clones?....Well Why Not Clones? Eugene Mc Cabe, Playwright, Co. Monaghan.

I'm goin to the Clones Film Festival again this year, cause there's no where else like it on the planet, It's good for the sanity, it's full of electricity. Jinx Lennon, Bespectacled Madman.

“I can highly recommend this festival and its slightly bonkers team as the friendliest & most fun film festival in Ireland.”Peter ‘Magic’ Johnston, 15 Second Film Festival

...The Festival itself...has a wonderful sense of family about it. Clones ? the streets are thronged with the weird, the unpredictable and the brilliant... Barry Devlin, Musician.

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Business backed

Clones Film Festival is a bona fide asset to the town and they have generously stood up and put their hands in their pockets and pulled out some cash to sponsor CFF in doing what they do so well.

Politically empowered

CFF are truly thankful to the local and national organisations that have helped them with the funding they could not do without. The Arts Council of Ireland and Monaghan County Council have both supported the festival since its inception and it simply would not happen without their care. We are also ever thankful to Minister Heather Humphreys for having the vision to help all the arts groups in Clones realise the potential of the beautiful old Courthouse as a venue.